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In their phenomenal Annual Letter released yesterday, Bill and Melinda Gates take us to leadership school.<p>A decade ago, Bill and Melinda Gates began writing about their enormous philanthropic efforts impacting the world, which they highlight in their annual letter.<p>They just released their 10th …

We trust in science because we can verify the accuracy of its claims. We test and verify that accuracy by repeating the scientist’s original experiments.<p>What happens when those tests fail, particularly in a field that has the potential to create billions of dollars of revenue?<p>In 2016, Nature …

22 years ago, astronomer Clifford Stoll made a huge mistake. He challenged the popular notion that the Internet was a force for good, and he was ruthlessly mocked by just about everyone.<p>On the surface, you can see why his 1995 Newsweek column has been maligned for decades. Some of the problems he …

In some respects, Westeros is nothing like the real world: there are no dragons, no white walkers, no faceless people, wargs and political rivals are mysteriously murdered far less frequently. In Westeros there are no cell phones or cable television where in the real world, people watch the most …

AI researchers had a breakthrough when they became able to practically replicate in their machines what we believe to be one of the most basic functions of the human brain: thought is generated by the combined activity of clusters of connected neurons. They’re now left in the same position as the …

As part of a new project to humanize AI, the company created a guide to what it calls “human-centered machine learning.”<p>How do we make sure we’re designing artificial intelligence that takes human behavior into account? How do you integrate machine learning into a product or service while ensuring …

With this technique, the world is your grain-free oyster.<p><i>For</i> Epicurious<i>, by Becky Hughes.</i><p>In the throes of every health trend — Whole 30, Paleo, keto, and the like — we’ve offered solutions for every possible restriction. We’ve replaced toast with sweet potato slices, used sunflower seeds to make …

There's no substitute for research. Your success depends on knowing what it costs to create your product and finding the best way to build it.<p>Opinions expressed by <i>Entrepreneur</i> contributors are their own.<p>Creating new hardware products is hard. No surprise there. Every step along the way has its own …

Thousands of startups around the world finally have access to the world's most powerful startup accelerator.<p>Y Combinator is one of the most successful startup accelerators in the world. Every year they take two batches of 100 companies and offer them in-person instruction from Y Combinator partners …

Fall 1996. A young <b>Chris Fralic</b> is selling software for Oracle. He’s not sure what he wants to do next, but he’s always been curious about venture capital. And then some unusual magic happens—a friend offers to introduce him to Kevin Compton, a vaunted name in VC. To his surprise, they talk on the …

Google is rolling out a dark mode to its YouTube mobile apps. Last year, it added the previously hidden ability to change YouTube's background from white to black to YouTube on desktops and laptops. Dark mode is available now for iOS and is coming soon to Android. Here's how to enable it:<p>Launch the …

How to revolutionize your life and business by giving booze the boot-from an entrepreneur who has done it.<p>Opinions expressed by <i>Entrepreneur</i> contributors are their own.<p><i>This article was written by</i> <i>The Oracles</i> <i>member, James Swanwick, who is an</i> <i>author</i><i>, entrepreneur, co-founder of</i> <i>Swanwick Sleep</i><i>, and CEO of</i> …

LOS ANGELES — Marc S. Pritchard, the chief brand officer of Procter & Gamble, has become the face of marketers’ frustrations with digital advertising this year. His message to the industry: Grow up.<p>With the clout that comes with overseeing marketing for one of the world’s largest advertisers — one …

In 1969, nobody expected a thin Asian man with a high pitched voice to become one of the most influential characters of the 20th century.<p>Nobody knew, that is, except Bruce Lee.<p>That year, Bruce Lee wrote a letter to himself:<p>My Definite Chief AimI, Bruce Lee, will be the first highest paid Oriental …

After years making affordable computers for the developing world, Endless comes to the U.S.<p>The Mission Mini and the Mission One computers, both recently released at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, are two unadorned white and bamboo boxes, each about the size of a wireless router. The …

Music has long been tied to deep emotion in all living beings--including happiness.<p>For as long as sound has existed, music has always been tied to deep emotion in all living beings. It's one of the stimuli that are most likely to evoke a memory or intense reaction, one of the strange phenomena that …

Started your own business (or just thinking about it)? These are this year's must-reads.<p>Every year, I select the best books published over the past 12 month in several categories, culminating in my Best Business Books of the Year, which in 2016 will post on December 16th.<p>Today's column provides the …

<i>Joey Camire, Strategist, Sylvain Labs</i><p>What is the mechanism at play in the minds of the influenced?<p>Over the past few years, our collective culture has been plunged time and time again into shock events that take us by complete surprise - unpredictable elections, Brexit, Arab Spring. Events where …

These thoughtful, well-written, recently published books provide perspective on a very strange year.<p>Regardless of your political and cultural viewpoint, 2016 was an astounding year, full of surprises. As I've struggled to understand what's happened and why, I find myself frequently turning to these …